SFA published best practices for ESG disclosures for residential MBS and auto ABS. The association is starting with a limited number of disclosures and plans to expand the effort.

New hires at SFA in legal, ABS; commercial MBS delinquencies tick up; VantageScore usage in ABS market increasing; Radian offers insurance-linked note; securitization of residential transition loans; Chase offers non-agency MBS tied to exceptionally old mortgages.

Larger banks say federal regulators’ proposal to increase capital requirements is more stringent than international standards and came with insufficient explanations.

The Structured Finance Association continues to push forward on revising the disclosures used with non-agency MBS. The revisions could lead to major changes in industry practices.

The Obama-era task force set up to investigate MBS fraud that contributed to the 2008 crisis has finished its job. Its efforts led the DOJ to collect $36 billion in penalties from banks, originators and rating agencies.

SEC exempts MBS and ABS issuers from cybersecurity disclosure requirements; plethora of novel ABS issuance; student loan ABS defaults hit record high.

The new acquisitions show that the real estate investment trust is making good on its commitment to expand beyond mortgage investments.

New capital standards proposed for larger banks; CrossCountry Mortgage, Hildene Capital Management join hands on non-agency MBS; LIBOR update; Angelo Gordon boost emphasis on MBS and ABS.

Industry participants continue to try to influence the Securities and Exchange Commission on a proposed rule addressing conflicts of interest in the securitization market.

At one point, First Republic Bank was a major contributor to non-agency MBS. In recent years, the bank retained its production, though JPMorgan Chase could move to sell the loans.